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State auditor gives Walla Walla County clean financial opinion but flags federal subrecipient monitoring for rental assistance

2828540 · March 26, 2025
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State Auditor Ruby Chang reported an unmodified opinion on the county’s 2023 financial statements and accountability audit but issued a modified/adverse finding on federal grant compliance related to subrecipient monitoring for rental assistance under the Coronavirus relief program.

The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners received the results of the county’s fiscal year 2023 audits on March 25 from Ruby Chang of the Washington State Auditor’s Office. Chang said the accountability audit found the county’s operations complied with applicable state laws and provided adequate controls, and the financial statement audit resulted in an unmodified (clean) opinion.

"We're issuing an unmodified clean opinion on the county's financial statements," Chang said during the exit conference.

Single audit finding on federal rental assistance For federal grant compliance (the single audit), auditors reviewed a selection of federal programs representing about 59% of federal expenses for 2023. Chang said auditors issued a…

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